Despite its significant potential, Europe trails North America and the Asian Pacific in Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product development and investment. Belgium however, boasts one of the highest densities of advanced therapy companies globally.

A European wealth tax could raise funds nearly 50% greater than the entire annual EU budget, Oxfam reported on Thursday (11 April), just as political support for the policy seems poised to retrench amid the bloc's anticipated shift to the right after June's European elections.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed European Council President Charles Michel to Rome for a bilateral meeting on the topics to be discussed at the extraordinary April European Council meeting, including European competitiveness, migration and the European strategic agenda.

In this episode of our daily ‘Today in the EU’ podcast, we take a deep dive into the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

For the second time in two years, the Council of State has suspended a government decree banning the naming of meat for plant products, pending the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)

After the European Parliament adopted the Pharma Package by a landslide vote at first reading on Wednesday (10 April), it is now at the mercy of the Council and the next Commission - assuming there is a new one in the next six months - and a new Parliament. So what next?

The Council of the EU is preparing a call to implement the plethora of digital regulations passed during the last mandate, and to promote them on the international scene, according to a document seen by Euractiv.

The European Parliament adopted a new set of laws on Thursday (11 April) to transition Europe's gas markets and infrastructure to hydrogen and pave the way for the eventual creation of an independent hydrogen grid development body.

It often happens that news flying below the radar ends up being quite significant. Case in point: The announcement that two dozen German soldiers arrived in Vilnius on Monday, with a further 150 due to join them later this year, barely made headlines outside Lithuania.

Telecoms giant Orange has published a manifesto for the European elections, urging lawmakers to pursue a fully functioning Single Market in the Digital Decade. Orange explains how the EU can become the best place to live in the Digital Age.

The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday a revamp of their internal procedures post-June’s EU elections, and under the hundreds of amendments lays an enhanced scrutiny power over the Commission - and its President Ursula von der Leyen. 

The European Central Bank held interest rates steady again Thursday but said slowing inflation could open the door to easing monetary policy, raising hopes of a first cut in June.

The European Parliament voted in favour of enshrining the right to abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU on Thursday, but its chances of succeeding are slim as it would require green light from all member states.

As the European Parliament is paving the way for a swift approval of the relaxation of some environmental requirements in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the 2023-2027 period, NGOs are mobilising against the decision. 

Spain, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission hope to reach a final agreement on the future status of Gibraltar “very soon”, perhaps as early as this Friday (12 April), Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares told Onda Cero radio in an interview on Thursday.

The European Parliament adopted its position on the EU's first soil law during a plenary vote on Wednesday (11 April), weakening certain provisions that had been agreed upon by environment MEPs. 

Eurozone finance ministers are pushing trade higher on their agenda to ensure increased geopolitical focus on economic security and 'de-risking' strategies do not hinder their plans to shore up the bloc’s competitiveness.

The EU’s overhaul of the power market design, sparked by the energy crisis of 2022, was accepted by Parliament, paving the way for new crisis alleviation measures to become law.

Serbia is much closer to Ukraine than some other countries that think that by imposing sanctions on Russia, they have done enough for Ukraine and its people, writes Orhan Dragaš.

The Canary Islands government has requested a more in-depth impact study from the company behind the project to build Europe's first-ever octopus farm, due to uncertainties over the environmental consequences.